Validate and consume code

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Revision as of 15:45, 7 August 2009

Code Services API calls will not be available until September 2009.

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Example: Successfully Validate & Consume a Code

Summary

This demonstrates successfully validating and consuming a code.

Request

profile: http://{client}.api.promo.eprize.com/v1/{apikey}/profile/{uid}
codeClass: {codeClass}

Response

HTTP Status Code: 200 OK

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<result ver="1.0"></result>

Notes

The {profile} value that is seen in the request and response of this call is the canonical URL of the profile that the token should be awarded to.

Example: Attempting to Validate & Consume a Code with no Profile

Summary

This demonstrates an unsuccessful attempt at validating & consuming a code without providing a profile (or providing a bad one).

Request

profile: foo

Response

HTTP Status Code: 400 Bad Request

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result ver="1.0">
  <reason>Unable to validate the provided profile.</reason>
</result>

Example: Attempting to Validate & Consume a Code for a code class that doesn't exist

Summary

This demonstrates an unsuccessful attempt at validating & consuming a code without providing a code class (or providing a bad one).

Request

profile: http://{client}.api.promo.eprize.com/v1/{apikey}/profile/{uid}
codeClass: foo

Response

HTTP Status Code: 400 Bad Request

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result ver="1.0">
  <reason>The specified code class does not exist.</reason>
</result>

Example: Attempting to Validate & Consume a Code that doesn't exist

Summary

This demonstrates an unsuccessful attempt at validating & consuming a code that doesn't exist.

Response

HTTP Status Code: 400 Bad Request

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<result ver="1.0">
  <reason>The specified code does not exist.</reason>
</result>